Zhuyunming's "Record of Cloud River"

Author: Xu Hongliu
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "Record of Yunjiang," in cursive script, on paper, 26.6 cm in height, 265.5 cm in width. This record was created by Zhishan at the age of 35, with the inscription at the end reading "Autumn of the eighth year of Hongzhi, Zhongzhou Zhishan Zhu Yunming wrote," accompanied by the seals "Zunming's Seal" and "Xizhe." Although the text describes the scenery and recommends "Yunjiang" to Feizi, it also reflects the author's pursuit of a leisurely and unpretentious attitude toward life. His cursive script includes three categories: running script, small cursive script, and three cursive scripts. This scroll belongs to the category of unrestrained and unrestrained grand cursive script, written with a hard brush and small pen. The title at the beginning is connected word by word, with three characters completed in just two strokes. The title at the beginning is connected word by word, with three characters completed in just two strokes, followed by a smooth and continuous flow. Zhu Yunming's calligraphy is characterized by its high antiquity and unconventionality. This is due to several reasons: First, he was exceptionally intelligent from a young age and received a good family upbringing, so "At the age of five, he wrote large characters over one foot in size; at nine, he could compose poetry; gradually, he and, his writings had an extraordinary spirit, and he could write swiftly at the banquet with thoughts like a gushing spring. He was particularly skilled in calligraphy and was renowned throughout the country." His calligraphy initially followed his father Li Yingzhen and maternal grandfather Xu Youzhen. The former drew inspiration from Ou and Yan, from whom Yunming learned the meticulousness of regular script; the latter was influenced by Shen and Su, from whom Yunming learned the unrestrainedness of cursive script. "Record of Yunjiang," in cursive script, on paper, 26.6 cm in height, 265.5 cm in width. This record was created by Zhishan at the age of 35, with the inscription at the end reading "Autumn of the eighth year of Hongzhi, Zhongzhou Zhishan Zhu Yunming wrote," accompanied by the seals "Zunming's Seal" and "Xizhe." Although the text describes the scenery and recommends "Yunjiang" to Feizi, it also reflects the author's pursuit of a leisurely and unpretentious attitude toward life. His cursive script includes three categories: running script, small cursive script, and three cursive scripts. This scroll belongs to the category of unrestrained and unrestrained grand cursive script, written with a hard brush and small pen. The title at the beginning is connected word by word, with three characters completed in just two strokes. The title at the beginning is connected word by word, with three characters completed in just two strokes, followed by a smooth and continuous flow.